County Agencies Working to Inform Drivers on Car Seat Safety

Two county agencies have teamed up to save the lives of children by ensuring they are properly restrained in car seats.

Firefighters with , law enforcement with the and other emergency services personnel spent last week completing a 36-hour class on car seat safety. 

“As one of the students on Monday, I had the opportunity to refresh my knowledge,” Lt. Scott Dakin, public information officer for Barrow County Emergency Services, said in a news release. “It also taught me some more of the current information. This class helps all of us to save lives. What is even better is that Barrow County is leading the way in protecting the lives of children.”

A coalition between Barrow County Emergency Services and the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office works to ensure residents understand laws related to child passenger seats and know how to safely transport their children.

According to the news release, the coalition has a program that many around the state and nation are looking at as a successful way of operating — the program has the highest record of documented saves for children involved in accidents in all of Georgia — this means a child’s life was saved when involved in an accident because their parent or caregiver went through the education program offered in Barrow County, which is headed by Deputy Ed Weaver.

The training class culminated Friday, Nov. 11, with a car seat check at the Barrow Crossing shopping center.

“The coalition here in Barrow County is always looking at ways to educate the citizens we serve as a first step in saving lives,” Dakin said in the news release. “We want every child to be transported as safely as possible each and every time they are in the car.”